Bern · Verwaltungskreis Emmental · BFS commune no. 404^[8]

Burgdorf

Left of CHF 100’000CHF 64’296per year, after tax, insurance and rent

Income tax^[1]CHF 16’65816.7% of income

Health insurance^[3]CHF 592adult, per month

Rent, 2 rooms^[4]≈ CHF 995per month, estimate

Residents^[5]17’57721.9% foreign nationals

Language region^[12]Germanmajority main language

Nearest job hub^[7]33 minto Bern

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000, median insurer, 2-room flat. See how Burgdorf ranks for your household →
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Burgdorf has 17’577 residents, making it the 6th largest of the 334 communes in the canton of Bern.

22% of residents are foreign nationals, below the Swiss average of 28%.

A single person earning CHF 100’000 pays about CHF 16’658 a year in income tax here, less than in 6 of its 9 neighbouring communes.

The median standard adult health insurance premium is CHF 592 a month, above the Swiss median of CHF 564.

The closest of our job hubs by public transport is Bern, about 33 minutes away on a weekday morning.

Income tax

Income tax 2026 (federal, cantonal and communal; no church tax) for an employee with gross labour income of…^[1]

Profile	CHF 50’000	CHF 80’000	CHF 100’000	CHF 150’000	CHF 200’000	CHF 300’000
Single, no children	5’795 11.6%	11’880 14.8%	16’658 16.7%	30’975 20.6%	47’964 24.0%	85’632 28.5%
Married, single income, no children	3’508 7.0%	8’728 10.9%	12’543 12.5%	24’155 16.1%	40’272 20.1%	76’620 25.5%
Married, dual income (70/30), no children	3’017 6.0%	8’100 10.1%	11’763 11.8%	22’586 15.1%	36’670 18.3%	71’772 23.9%
Married, single income, 2 children	478 1.0%	4’846 6.1%	8’136 8.1%	18’645 12.4%	33’070 16.5%	69’225 23.1%

Tax multipliers 2026: canton 297.5%, commune 163%. Church tax, if you are a member: Protestant 18.4%, Roman Catholic 20.7%.^[2]

Health insurance premiums 2027

Monthly basic insurance premium, standard model, premium region 2 of Bern.^[3]

	Cheapest insurer	Median insurer
Adult (26+), CHF 300 deductible, without accident cover	CHF 549	CHF 592
Child (0–18), CHF 0 deductible, with accident cover	CHF 130	CHF 148

Rent

Average monthly net rent (without service charges and heating) paid by tenants, BFS Structural Survey 2023.^[4]

Flat	CHF/month	Basis
2 rooms single	≈ CHF 995	Estimate
3 rooms couple	CHF 1’175	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 76
4 rooms family	CHF 1’433	Measured, BFS 2023 ± 114

BFS publishes 3- and 4-room rents for this commune; ± is the 95% confidence interval. Other sizes are estimates (≈): the measured rent × the canton’s ratio between the two sizes. New leases usually cost more than these averages. How rent is estimated

Commute to job hubs

Median door-to-door time by public transport and on foot, weekday departures every minute 07:00–08:30, from the commune's busiest station. Includes waiting for the next departure.^[7]

Hub	Minutes
Bern	33
Solothurn	52
Olten	53
Thun	64
Biel/Bienne	67
Fribourg	68
Aarau	71
Basel SBB	87

Hubs more than 3 hours away are not listed. Commute to any commune or postcode: Ranking →

Compared with neighbouring communes

Single person, gross income CHF 100’000: income tax per year and median adult premium per month (CHF).

Commune	Tax CHF/yr^[1]	Premium CHF/mo^[3]	Population^[5]
Lyssach	15’879	592	1’491
Hindelbank	16’528	592	2’805
Kirchberg (BE)	16’528	592	5’918
Burgdorf	16’658	592	17’577
Krauchthal	16’853	592	2’363
Wynigen	17’048	592	2’101
Hasle bei Burgdorf	17’178	592	3’414
Rüti bei Lyssach	17’178	592	155
Heimiswil	17’340	592	1’619
Oberburg	17’470	592	2’972

Population

Residents17’577^[5]

Foreign nationals21.9%

Aged 0–1919.6%

Aged 20–6458.1%

Aged 65+22.3%

Area15.56 km²^[6]

Sources

Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax burden statistics 2026. Tax burden in the communes, tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Tax Administration (FTA/ESTV), tax multipliers 2026. Tax multipliers (income tax), tax year 2026; reference date tax year 2026; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), health insurance premiums 2027. Health insurance premiums 2027 (mandatory basic insurance); reference date 2027 premiums (published Sept 2026); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Structural Survey 2023. Average rent by number of rooms (Structural Survey 2023); reference date 2023 (Structural Survey); downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), STATPOP 2025. Permanent resident population (STATPOP) 2025; reference date 2025-12-31; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Timetable: opentransportdata.swiss; walking network © OpenStreetMap contributors. Public transport commute to job hubs (computed); reference date timetable fahrplan-2026-gtfs2020, 2026-11-03 07:00–08:30; downloaded 2026-11-02. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), Swiss official commune register. Swiss official commune register (historicized); reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Wikimedia Commons. Coats of arms of Swiss communes; reference date 2026-11-03; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO/BFS), language regions. Language regions (Structural Survey 2016–2020); reference date 2016–2020; downloaded 2026-11-03. Licence.

Coat of arms: CHE Burgdorf BE COA.svg, SpinnerLaserzthe2nd, Public domain. Shown to identify the commune; Vicinus is not affiliated with it.